Finding Sanctuary

A guided journey to feeling good, in Nature

What is it to find ‘our place’, somewhere where we feel completely at ease, where stress melts away and we can simply just be ourselves? Perhaps this is a place within us or out in the natural world? Or both?

Finding Sanctuary introduces simple wellbeing exercises that can be done either alone, as a group or part of a wellbeing session in school. Below we provide a ‘ready to go’ session plan that school staff can use to facilitate a wellbeing lesson that gets students to explore simple practices they will never forget that help create a healthy connection to themselves, each other and the natural world.

Benefits

• Creating a feeling of calm and ease
• Spending quality time in nature
• Learning simple wellbeing practices that can be called upon in times of stress, anxiety or unease
• Promoting positive mental health and emotional regulation
• Experiencing how deepening our relationship with nature helps to navigate and understand life
• A ready-to-go session plan to offer students a wellbeing session

Finding Sanctuary Resources

Finding Sanctuary – A Video Introduction Finding Sanctuary – Audio Files (On Soundcloud) Finding Sanctuary – Session Plan & Supporting Document Finding Sanctuary – Reflective exercises